World War II was a global war that lasted from 1939 to ...



274320-131445004800600-11239500WORLD WAR IIcenter889000right1490345002468880168846503810000165798500left164274500World War II was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (with the U.S. joining in 1941). It involved all of the world's great powers- eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. In a state of total war, the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. WWII was the deadliest conflict in human history. Over 60 million people were killed, most of which were civilians. It included massacres, the deliberate genocide of the Holocaust, strategic bombing,?starvation, disease and the first use of nuclear weapons?in history. After the Allied victory in 1945, WWII has dramatically altered the political alignment and social structure of our world to this very day.Recall Warm-UpRead the paragraph and analyze the images above to jog your memory. Describe the major economic, social, and political issues from this era.EconomicSocialPoliticalWORLD WAR IINeed to Know Terms/PeopleAllied versus Axis Powers- ?Alliances (Allied= Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, US) VERSUS (Axis= Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan)Holocaust- Genocide during WWII in which Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany systematically murdered six million European Jews, around two-thirds of Jewish population of Europe (Anti-Semitism) (Concentration/Death Camps)Appeasement- Diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an aggressive power in order to avoid conflict (allowed Hitler to take European land but ended with invasion of Poland in 1939)Dictator- A ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force.Pearl Harbor- US military base on Hawaii that was bombed by Japan on December 7, 1941= US enter warBataan Death March- 76,000?prisoners of war?(66,000 Filipinos, 10,000 Americans) were forced by the Japanese military to March 65 miles in the Philippines in 1942, causing many to die.Island Hopping- U.S. military strategy of securing and taking control of many small islands in the Pacific in order to move the U.S. army closer to Japan Battle of Midway- Huge naval victory and turning point for U.S. in the Pacific Theater (Front) by inflicting devastating damage on the Japanese naval fleetManhattan Project- Research and development in Los Alamos, New Mexico by the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada to produce the first nuclear weapons (Used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki= Japan surrender in 1945) Homefront- Mobilized citizens to help fight war, Selective Service/military enlistment, rationing, war manufacturing, “Rosie the Riveter”, victory gardens, war-bonds Executive Order 9066 - Presidential order by F.D.R. in 1942 that authorized the incarceration of Japanese Americans to internment camps in the U.SD-Day (Invasion of Normandy)- Allied invasion of Normandy, France in 1944 that resulted in the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control; largest seaborne invasion in history Liberation- To set free; Holocaust victims in camps freed by Allied forces in 1945 WWII Heroes- Navajo Code Talkers (US soldiers use Native American languages to transmit secret messages), Tuskegee Airmen (African American military pilots), Flying Tigers (Chinese American military piolets)Significant People Descriptions318435882014323490619074President Franklin D. RooseveltPresident Harry S. TrumanGeneral Dwight D. EisenhowerGeneral Douglas MacArthurGeneral George S. Patton400000President Franklin D. RooseveltPresident Harry S. TrumanGeneral Dwight D. EisenhowerGeneral Douglas MacArthurGeneral George S. PattonAdolf Hitler 332117111721000173334974400Joseph Stalin 34398869035200172219762000344678010550100Hideki Tojo 2078545557900Benito Mussolini 1261242159000WORLD WAR II391333821600000Overview Allies:Axis:WWII started on September 1, 1939 when…U.S. entered WWII in 1941 when…WWII ended in ____________. The winner was…left129540005765050122902444673214905200HomefrontHow did Americans mobilize and help the war effort at home?left979910038833061611600Pacific FrontHow did Allied Forces fight in the Pacific?left19562800421005021399500European Front How did Allied Forces fight in the Western Front?How did Allied Forces fight in the Eastern Front?WORLD WAR II: STAAR Questions2070103810001.27432116256002.right1266190028302952524003.6205855203205. 005. 2736856350004. ................
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